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Congressman, a colleague of yours who said that hes really, he doesnt think in a case of legitimate, only in a -- the way he phrase it, in a case of legitimate rape, the woman wouldnt get pregnant and by the way, there should be some punishment for rape. i dont know how to read all that to me. >> well -- >> what did you think as a woman? >> chris, i said before this doesnt bear any relation to either biology or humanity. when you think of what a woman experiences in rape and the horror of that, ...

This november. >> all the good guys will be there. acl, naacp. everybody will be at that meet. >> incredible coalition put together. >> maybe it will wake up that machine a little more than it has been woken up. thank you, mayor michael nutter. we love philly. when we return we will finish with what may be -- todd akins biggest problem with women, distinguishing between legitimate and illegitimate rape. this guy gets deeper and deeper in it today. you are watching "hardball," the place for polit...

Pregnancy. truth is, rape has many victims. the mistake i made was in the words i said, not in the heart i hold. i ask for your forgiveness. >> yesterday, he said there ought to be some punishment for rape. what a strange thing to say. he was on sean hannitys radio show distancing himself from the comments on the biology of rape. this is on the science if you can get pregnant if raped. >> a couple of articles i read and i think they were probably in error. >> when you say probably, are are they?...

Youve got some knuckle draggers in your party. guys ran the cave man ads. your thoughts on that. is it true or not that youve got people in your party so far to the right that they have a problem with a woman saying she was raped? >> i cant speak to everybody in the party where they stand on that issue. i do think that yeah, there are some folks who have a very strong view and extreme view in that regard in terms of the definition of rape, but as the president said, as mitt romney and others hav...

Instance that that has occurred, so this makes that even harder for them to express and to come forward when they have been so brutalized and thats what so stupid and pig headed about these comments. >> i like when you get really human out there. last night, seriously. i love it when you are because i dont think theres a partisan issue, although it clearly hurts the republicans. last night, akin, is xhong running for the senate. a u.s. congressman, this guy. not some guy living in the trees some...

Preventing pregnancy is wrong. you understand that? >> yeah. >> i dont know what hes saying. said yeah, there might be discredited. sure. hes pretty casual about his lack of interested scientific information it seems. it seems to me the main point is your attitude towards the rights of women, the attitudes whether sex should be a mutual decision, that its entirely mutual or legitimate and the whole idea that theres some different categories of rape just drives people crazy. >> i feel odd talking...

The amendment he put in that had paul ryan as a supporter used the term forcible rape. there are studies that show that one-half of out of wedlock births among teenagers are the result of rape by older men of teenage children and especially in poor black, poor white communities, its very often moms boyfriend. now, that -- you cant distinguish between that and forcible rape. thats disgraceful. >> let me get back to the idea of the republican party. donna, youre a democrat, but the republican part...

Whole human beings when it comes to rape and to the horror and tragedy of it. so as a woman, it actually hurts me because i thought we were long past this debate, but clearly, were not. >> whats interesting, the weird intellectual linkage, you can take that debate, fine, but he use that is very strong pro-life position to cast doubt as a republican on rape. as an idea. because its inconsistent with his republican notion, which is in the platform, we know, the draft form already. they there can b...

Today to explain what he meant by legitimate rape, he meant what most of us thought he meant the first time. that significant number of women who charge rape are not victims of rape. only in certain cases. well, to assess the perils of this, im joined by michael steele, former chairman of the republican national committee and nia handerson of "the washington post." late this afternoon, mitt romney came around to the position that akin should quote exit the senate race. but the timeline on how ro...

Work with, the producers and all, not all liberals, i got to tell you, by any means. not all liberals at all, are very sensitive to that word he used, legitimate. as if to imply, lets not believe every womans charge. why would a woman go into court and charge anybody with rape, which is a major crime, if they didnt believe they were raped. what an assumption to make, we know how women are sometimes but tally interrogated. >> again, i think with certain members of the pro-life community, there is...